Review of The Basketball Diaries (1995) by Tony L — 02 Dec 2012

A story about a basketball player who looses all due to a drug addiction... Leonardo DiCaprio is great; this was just a glimpse of the actor he would become...

This review of The Basketball Diaries (1995) was written by Tony L on 02 Dec 2012.

The Basketball Diaries has generally received positive reviews.

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La cruda y desolada adolescencia del escritor Jim Carroll interpretada por Leonarado Dicaprio y Mark Wahlberg. Es bastante buena…

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By Seth U (75) on 03 Feb 2014

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By Wai S (17) on 17 May 2014

The beginning of Leo Dicap, the rest is history…

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By Cineautoctono (479) on 26 Jun 2016

The Basketball Diaries was a good movie but also very frustrating , first by the title , that is focusing the life of Jim Carroll and Leonardo…

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By Oz S (122) on 21 Aug 2014

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Most underrated movie maybe just because people hating on Leo…

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Dark, gloomy story of what can happen with your choices and the consequences of drug addiction…

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